# addlight Inc.

> addlight is a Tokyo-based innovation consultancy that helps corporations create new businesses, trains internal entrepreneurs, and runs startup acceleration and public-sector programs. Its INTRAPRENEURz services support corporate business development; SUITz focuses on climate technology and cross-border collaboration.

- **Founded:** 2008
- **Headquarters:** Tokyo, Japan
- **Founders:** Tadaaki Kimura (Founder and CEO)
- **Products:** INTRAPRENEURz, SUITz, SUITz Tokyo, SUITz CAMP, Public-sector innovation programs
- **Notable:** INTRAPRENEURz DOJO was adopted by Sapporo Holdings in 2024., DOJO was listed on IPA’s Manabi DX learning portal in 2024, according to addlight’s announcement., Selected for Tokyo’s FY2023 TOKYO SUTEAM cohort.

## Products & services

- **INTRAPRENEURz** — Corporate business creation services spanning incubation systems (COMPASS), entrepreneurial training (DOJO), execution support (SHERPA), and cross-company learning (CAMP).
- **SUITz** — Climate-tech and net-zero business collaboration, including strategy, technology sourcing, and corporate-startup matching.
- **SUITz Tokyo** — Inbound and outbound climate-tech acceleration under Tokyo’s TOKYO SUTEAM initiative.
- **SUITz CAMP** — Seven-session corporate climate/GX business planning program, with workshops and individual consultation.
- **Public-sector innovation programs** — Commissioned accelerator, entrepreneurship, matching, and overseas expansion programs.
- **DX Evolution** — Digital business development and operational improvement support from strategy through implementation and training.

## Achievements

- INTRAPRENEURz DOJO was adopted by Sapporo Holdings in 2024.
- DOJO was listed on IPA’s Manabi DX learning portal in 2024, according to addlight’s announcement.
- Selected for Tokyo’s FY2023 TOKYO SUTEAM cohort.
- Kimura’s current company biography reports five Japanese IPOs and ten overseas exits among startups he supported; these are founder-track-record claims, not addlight investment returns.

## Latest updates

- **2026-10** — October 21 announcement schedules addlight speakers at Osaka’s Green Sustainable Tech Showcase on October 30; this is an upcoming event as of research.
- **2026-09** — September 30 announcement scheduled Kimura as moderator at the October 5 Kansai GX Co-Creation Forum.
- **2026-07** — Company news reports Kimura’s participation as a review committee member for NEDO’s FY2026 linked-type SBIR program.
- **2026-06** — Announced an MoU with Singapore’s Vidacity sustainability and climate-tech hub.
- **2026-04** — Announced the Sydney office opened in February 2026 at Greenhouse.
- **2026-03** — Published a Honda sustainability/digital team training case study.

## Links

- Website: https://www.addlight.co.jp/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/addlight-inc-
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/addlightinc
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/addlightInc/

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Last updated: 2026-10-24